BONTRAGER COMPREHENSIVE UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔5-7 Degrees - ✔✔The CR must be angled ___ to ___ degrees cephalic for a lateral
knee because the two condyles on the distal end of the femur are tilted cephalic
✔✔Greater Trochanter - ✔✔
✔✔Lesser Trochanter - ✔✔
✔✔Patellofemoral Joint - ✔✔The joint between the Patella and Femur is called the
___________________ joint
✔✔Intercondylar Fossa (Notch) - ✔✔E is the
✔✔Apex of Patella (Inferior border) - ✔✔
✔✔Base of Patella (Superior border) - ✔✔
✔✔Posterior Surface of Patella - ✔✔
✔✔Anterior Surface of Patella - ✔✔
✔✔Synovial, Diarthrodial - ✔✔All lower limb joints are classified as ___________ and
________________ joints, with one exception
✔✔Distal Tibiofibular Joint - ✔✔The single exception to the synovial joints is the
____________ ______________ joint
✔✔Fibrous, amphiarthrodial (syndesmosis) - ✔✔The distal tibiofibular joint is classified
as a ___________ joint with a ______________ type of mobility, meaning slightly
movable
✔✔Ginglymus (hinge) - ✔✔The interphalangeal joints of the feet are classified as a
_____________ type of movement.
✔✔Modified Ellipsoidal (condyloid) - ✔✔The metatarsophalangeal joints of the feet are
classified as a ____________ ______________ type of movement.
✔✔(1) Plane (Gliding) - ✔✔The tarsometatarsal joints of the feet are classified as a
(1)______________ type of movement
✔✔(2)Plane (Gliding) - ✔✔The intertarsal joints of the feet are classified as a
(2)___________ type of movement
, ✔✔Bicondylar (Possibly Hinge?) - ✔✔The Femorotibial joint is classified as a
_______________ type of movement
✔✔Saddle (Sellar) - ✔✔The patellofemoral joint is classified as a ______________ type
of movement
✔✔(3)Plane (Gliding) - ✔✔The proximal tibiofibular joint is classified as a
(3)_____________ type of movement
✔✔Dorsoplantar - ✔✔An AP projection of the foot is also called a
_____________________ projection
✔✔Plantodorsal - ✔✔A PA projection of the foot is also called a ________________
projection
✔✔Dorsiflexion - ✔✔
✔✔Plantar Flexion - ✔✔
✔✔Inversion (Varus) - ✔✔
✔✔Eversion (Valgus) - ✔✔
✔✔40 inches - ✔✔A common minimum SID is ________ inches for lower extremities
✔✔70-85 kV - ✔✔The average kVp for lower extremities for digital is
✔✔Increase 5-7 kV - ✔✔For small to medium plaster casts the kV should
____________ ____ to _____
✔✔Increase 8-10 kV - ✔✔For Large plaster casts the kV should be _________ ___ to
____
✔✔Increase 3-4 kV - ✔✔For Fiberglass casts the kV should be ____________ ___ to
___
✔✔Bone Cysts - ✔✔Benign, neoplastic bone lesions filled with clear fluid that most
often occur near the knee joint in children and adolescents.
✔✔Chondromalacia patellae (Runner's Knee) - ✔✔Involves a softening of the cartilage
under the patella, which results in wearing away of this cartilage.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔5-7 Degrees - ✔✔The CR must be angled ___ to ___ degrees cephalic for a lateral
knee because the two condyles on the distal end of the femur are tilted cephalic
✔✔Greater Trochanter - ✔✔
✔✔Lesser Trochanter - ✔✔
✔✔Patellofemoral Joint - ✔✔The joint between the Patella and Femur is called the
___________________ joint
✔✔Intercondylar Fossa (Notch) - ✔✔E is the
✔✔Apex of Patella (Inferior border) - ✔✔
✔✔Base of Patella (Superior border) - ✔✔
✔✔Posterior Surface of Patella - ✔✔
✔✔Anterior Surface of Patella - ✔✔
✔✔Synovial, Diarthrodial - ✔✔All lower limb joints are classified as ___________ and
________________ joints, with one exception
✔✔Distal Tibiofibular Joint - ✔✔The single exception to the synovial joints is the
____________ ______________ joint
✔✔Fibrous, amphiarthrodial (syndesmosis) - ✔✔The distal tibiofibular joint is classified
as a ___________ joint with a ______________ type of mobility, meaning slightly
movable
✔✔Ginglymus (hinge) - ✔✔The interphalangeal joints of the feet are classified as a
_____________ type of movement.
✔✔Modified Ellipsoidal (condyloid) - ✔✔The metatarsophalangeal joints of the feet are
classified as a ____________ ______________ type of movement.
✔✔(1) Plane (Gliding) - ✔✔The tarsometatarsal joints of the feet are classified as a
(1)______________ type of movement
✔✔(2)Plane (Gliding) - ✔✔The intertarsal joints of the feet are classified as a
(2)___________ type of movement
, ✔✔Bicondylar (Possibly Hinge?) - ✔✔The Femorotibial joint is classified as a
_______________ type of movement
✔✔Saddle (Sellar) - ✔✔The patellofemoral joint is classified as a ______________ type
of movement
✔✔(3)Plane (Gliding) - ✔✔The proximal tibiofibular joint is classified as a
(3)_____________ type of movement
✔✔Dorsoplantar - ✔✔An AP projection of the foot is also called a
_____________________ projection
✔✔Plantodorsal - ✔✔A PA projection of the foot is also called a ________________
projection
✔✔Dorsiflexion - ✔✔
✔✔Plantar Flexion - ✔✔
✔✔Inversion (Varus) - ✔✔
✔✔Eversion (Valgus) - ✔✔
✔✔40 inches - ✔✔A common minimum SID is ________ inches for lower extremities
✔✔70-85 kV - ✔✔The average kVp for lower extremities for digital is
✔✔Increase 5-7 kV - ✔✔For small to medium plaster casts the kV should
____________ ____ to _____
✔✔Increase 8-10 kV - ✔✔For Large plaster casts the kV should be _________ ___ to
____
✔✔Increase 3-4 kV - ✔✔For Fiberglass casts the kV should be ____________ ___ to
___
✔✔Bone Cysts - ✔✔Benign, neoplastic bone lesions filled with clear fluid that most
often occur near the knee joint in children and adolescents.
✔✔Chondromalacia patellae (Runner's Knee) - ✔✔Involves a softening of the cartilage
under the patella, which results in wearing away of this cartilage.
